Bad Future

Economic austerity, the mantra and clarified butter of the national Democrats, is the claim that the only legitimate expenditures by the Federal government are for unnecessary wars, Wall Street bailouts and prisons. Other expenditures— for housing, education, health care, food and retirement, are burdens on our children and grandchildren. If this reads like the program of the radical right, you might be on to something. And if you don’t understand the implications for bottom-up political reform, please read on.--RU

If you don't understand that Trump is a bad guy by now, you must be one of the "deplorables."

But what comes after him when liberal/centrist Democrats deny progressives and undermine democratic socialists?

Will we understand then that it was a mistake to be preoccupied with a singular monster when so many other monsters are positioned to seize power?

The difference between a racist and a capitalist is less than zero.


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